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Bushies with Karl Rove connections host George P. Bush DC fundraiser

There’s a common denominator when it comes to who’s hosting today’s Washington fundraiser for George P. Bush — many of the top supporters are one-time employees of the Bush White House who worked for or with Karl Rove. The $250-a-person money-raiser is for George P.’s exploratory committee to prepare for a planned run for statewide office in Texas. Signs point to a race for Texas land commissioner in 2014. The 36-year-old Republican son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush — and nephew of ex-president George W. Bush — lives in Fort Worth and works at an investment firm he founded in Dallas. Many in the GOP see the younger George P. Bush as a key to the future success of the GOP in Texas with appeal as a candidate for state and national office.

Bush has spent recent weeks rounding up support from financial backers, both inside and outside Texas. The Bush-family network will likely be an invaluable source of campaign cash. The host committee ($1,000) for today’s fundraiser in D.C. include former Karl Rove assistants Kirk Blalock and Barry Jackson. Others host committee members who worked with Rove in the Bush White House between 2001 and 2008 include Joel Kaplan, who took over Rove’s duties in policy planning following a White House shakeup; former White Chief deputy chief of staff hjoel Kaplan; and one-time Koch lobbyist and Rove protege Matt Schlapp. Most of the host committee are now Washington lobbyists.

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